Keating must be in dreamland

Paul Keating’s assertion that the carbon tax and the new mining tax may work to the electoral benefit of the ALP, in time, simply shows that he is out of touch with both social and political reality (“Troubled taxes may be a plus”, AFR, January 2). Both serve to make Australia a less attractive country to invest in and reduce our capacity to compete internationally.

Nothing will save Ms Gillard or her party from public wrath at the federal election.